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'Festive Bumble Bee' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Festive Bumble Bee

22 May 2013

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Shikha, Nepal

Festive Bumble Bee

Bombus festivus
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A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

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48 Identified Species
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